OVERVIEW What is Investment? Need for Investment. Who can be an Investor? About Mutual Funds About SIP Conclusion.

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OVERVIEW What is Investment? Need for Investment. Who can be an Investor? About Mutual Funds About SIP Conclusion

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What is Investment? – Putting your hard earned money to generate Wealth for long Term. Need for Investment. – it can help you to meet your financial goals like Buying a New House or Car, Paying for higher educations of your child, Enjoying a comfortable retirement, Any Future Financial Requirements Who can be an Investor? – Anyone, you need not to be wealthy – Investing even a small amount can generate high values in long run. But you need to be regular.

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ABOUT MUTUAL FUNDS The idea of Mutual Funds first came from a Dutch Merchant in 1774. In 1822, the concept of Investment Diversification was properly incorporated in the mutual funds. In India, the mutual fund industry started with the setting up of the Unit Trust of India in 1964. As at the end of March 2006, in the US alone there were 8,002 mutual funds with total assets of over US$ 9.36 trillion (Rs.427Iakh crores) As at the end of March 2006, in India there were 29 mutual funds, which managed assets of Rs. 2,31,862 crores ( US $ 52 Billion) under 592 schemes Regulated by the Securities andExchange Boardof India(SEBI). The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) is dedicated to develop the India Mutual Fund Industry on Professional, Healthy and Ethical Lines and to enhance and maintain standards in all areas with a view to protecting and promoting the interests of mutual funds and their unit holders.

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WHAT ARE MUTUAL FUNDS Is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal Investors buy units of a particular Mutual Fund scheme that has a defined investment objective and strategy Money collected is invested by the fund manager in different types of securities which range from shares to debentures to money market instruments, depending upon the scheme's stated objectives. The income earned through these investments and the capital appreciation realised by the scheme are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by them.

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ORGANISATION OF A MUTUAL FUND There are many entities involved and the diagram below illustrates the organisational set up of a mutual fund:

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HOW TO INVEST IN MUTUAL FUNDS Step One - Identify your investment needs – What are my investment objectives and needs? – How much risk am I willing to take? – What are my cash flow requirements? Step Two - Choose the right Mutual Fund. Step Three - Select the ideal mix of Schemes. Step Four- Invest regularly Step Five - Keep your taxes in mind Step Six- Start early Step Seven -The final step

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WAYS TO INVEST IN A MUTUAL FUND A one-time outright payment – If you invest directly in the fund, you just hand over the cheque and you get your fund units depending on the value of the units on that particular day. Periodic investments – This is referred to as a SIP. That means that, every month, you commit to investing

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Rupee Cost Averaging Average Cost = Total Cash Outflow / Total Number of units = ` 12,000 / 37.47 = ` 320.24/- Average Price = sum of all NAVs at which you have invested/Number of months of investment = ` 4,095.04 / 12 = ` 341.25/- Average Cost < Average Price Note: The above table considers the actual NAV of Reliance Growth Fund to explain the concept of Rupee Cost Averaging. The NAV do not in any manner indicate the future NAVs of the any of the schemes of Reliance Mutual Fund. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.